"longhand" meaning in All languages combined

See longhand on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒŋˌhænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longhand.wav
Etymology: From long + hand, by analogy with shorthand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|hand}} long + hand Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} longhand (not comparable)
  1. Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-longhand-en-adv-nbO4Ory1 Disambiguation of Writing: 31 38 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 39 23
  2. Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Writing Synonyms: handwritten
    Sense id: en-longhand-en-adv-BNKXEl0u Disambiguation of Writing: 31 38 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 39 23

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒŋˌhænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longhand.wav Forms: longhands [plural]
Etymology: From long + hand, by analogy with shorthand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|hand}} long + hand Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} longhand (countable and uncountable, plural longhands)
  1. The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Writing Synonyms: handwriting
    Sense id: en-longhand-en-noun-c5moNIhM Disambiguation of Writing: 31 38 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 39 23

Inflected forms

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